ExxonMobil Shows Outright Contempt For Nigeria’s Supreme Court, By Femi Aribisala

If you were to visit the Lagos headquarters of ExxonMobil (Nigeria) in Victoria Island, Lagos today, you would immediately notice that something strange is going on. You will find a number of people camped outside the building; sometimes chanting, sometimes dancing, sometimes shouting slogans. They are there 24/7; day and night. Surely, this is anomalous […]

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Afenifere hits Osinbajo for saying restructuring is not Nigeria’s problem

Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has strongly frowned at a recent statement credited to Nigeria’s Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, over the issue of the restructuring of the country. Osinbajo had been quoted in the media that the problem of the country was not restructuring but about managing resources properly and providing for the people. The group said […]

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The Unraveling of the “Brave New Bar” – How the NBA Elections Were Corrupted and Rigged, By Chidi Odinkalu

“The manifestation of the wind of thought is not knowledge; it is the ability to tell right from wrong, beautiful from ugly. And this, at the rare moments when the stakes are on the table, may indeed prevent catastrophes, at least for the self.” – Hannah Arendt Shortly after 07:00 hours, Lucy (real name protected), received a […]

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Policewoman breastfeeds an abandoned baby; see what follows (Photos)

Last week a picture of an Argentinian police officer, Celeste Jaqueline Ayala, who was breastfeeding a neglected child went viral and the whole world commended the officer for her service to humanity. Seeing as the post was trending online, The Argentinian Police Force was moved to promote Celeste to the rank of an officer. The sergeant […]

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Secrets to Life of 109-year-old American Veteran who still drive and walk (His Video)

109-year-old (now 111) American veteran, Richard Overton is still driving and walking. He appears to be smoking, drinking coffee and whiskey; meaning, God will keep those He will keep. Watch his video made 2 years ago below: Credit and thanks to: Matt Cooper, Rocky Conly, John Halecky, National Geographic, Youtube

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Osun NLC directs workers to begin strike Wednesday over unpaid salaries

Osun State chapter of the  Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) is beginning a three-day warning strike tomorrow (Wednesday) to press home their demands for the payment of the arrears of modulated salaries of workers as well as pensions and gratuities of the retirees. Chairman of NLC in Osun State, Mr. Jacob Adekomi, said this to Punch […]

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Osinbajo queries eras from Babangida to Jonathan how they spent oil money

Nigerian vice president, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has queried how money accrued from Nigerian oil was spent by previous successive administrations. Osinbajo mentioned former presidents like Ibrahim Babangida, Sani Abacha, Olusegun Obasanjo and up to Goodluck Jonathan, while answering questions from Nigerians at a town hall meeting in Minnesota, United States on Sunday, according to a […]

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Rule of Law: The President got it wrong, By Reuben Abati

It is unfortunate that the most important statement made so far at the on-going Annual Conference of the Nigeria Bar Association, an outright derogation of the supremacy of the rule of law, has not yet generated any coherent response from either the Bar or the Bench. President Muhammadu Buhari was guest of honour on Sunday at the NBA Conference […]

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The Devil Is A Servant of God, By Femi Aribisala

The devil is widely regarded as God’s arch-enemy; a supernatural being implacably opposed to the will of God, who leads people astray. This view is supported in scripture. However, there is another side to the devil’s portrayal in scripture. This sees him as entirely subject to God’s control. God uses the devil to accomplish his […]

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I Told You So: The World Does Not Want Buhari Back, By SKC Ogbonnia

I told you so. About ten days ago, I revealed to our great party, the All Progressive Congress (APC), and fellow Nigerians that the world is against President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term bid. I asserted that the opposition is coming from “influential leaders within our major allies, including Great Britain, the United States, France, Germany, […]

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Trump allegedly said President Buhari is “lifeless”

Financial Times reported on Monday that the US president, Donald Trump, referred to his Nigerian counterpart, Muhammadu Buhari as “lifeless”, shortly after a meeting between the two leaders on April 30. Nigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari, the first sub-Saharan Africa president to meet Trump since he took over as the 45th American president, was in the […]

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APC, PDP evenly corrupt at all levels -Carnegie Endowment says

A report on corruption by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace has slammed the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as being corrupt and inclined to using political power to steal public resources. The report titled, “A New Taxonomy for Corruption in Nigeria,” which was published recently, said […]

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Buhari’s address at the 2018 NBA annual conference

Buhari’s address at the 2018 NBA annual conference “As you will recall, this administration’s emergence marked the first successful civilian transition in Nigeria’s democratic history, following the outcome of the 2015 General Elections. “Given the enormity of the challenges we inherited and the yearnings of a citizenry earnestly desirous of a new way of running […]

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The Shadow of Illiberal Democracy, By Chidi Amuta

As Nigerian politicians jostle for winning pedestals, an outlandish reality has sneaked into town. The country is sliding from an opportunity to build liberal democracy towards an Illiberal democracy and, I am afraid, even an outright populist autocracy. The signs are now abundant: the personalization of security institutions, an assault on the legislative branch, a […]

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Why Jonathan fired Suleiman Abba, ex-IGP –Omokri

Reno Omokri, former Special Assistant on New Media to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has lambasted former IGP Suleiman Abba for claiming that he was fired by the immediate past Nigerian government for refusing to rig the 2014 Osun governorship election in favour of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a  statement issued on Sunday, Omokri said: […]

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How SANs frustrate the anti-corruption war, evade taxes -Magu

Nigeria’s Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) acting Chairman, Mr. Ibrahim Magu has lamented that some Senior Advocates of Nigeria have been frustrating the anti-corruption war. He disclosed that a particular senior advocate received N1.7bn in legal fees from a corrupt politician. Magu said, the same individual received N300m from a South-south governor as legal fees […]

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